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Synthesis of 3,3-Diaryl/Heteroarylpropylamines via Nucleophilic Ring Opening of Activated Azetidines with Arenes and Heteroarenes: New Synthetic Route to (±)Tolterodine

  • Gaurav Goswami
  • , Navya Chauhan
  • , Abhijit Mal
  • , Subhomoy Das
  • , Mowpriya Das
  • , Manas K. Ghorai
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

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Abstract

A simple synthetic route to access racemic 3,3-disubstituted propylamines in excellent yields (up to 95%) via Lewis acid catalyzed SN2-type ring opening of activated azetidines with electron-rich arenes and heteroarenes under mild conditions has been accomplished. The methodology is efficiently used for the racemic synthesis of an antimuscarinic drug, tolterodine, in four steps in 47% overall yield.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)17562-17572
Number of pages11
JournalACS Omega
Volume3
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Dec 2018
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

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© 2018 American Chemical Society.

Funding

M.K.G. is grateful to IIT-Kanpur for financial support. G.G. and N.C. thank UGC, India, for research fellowships.

Funders
IIT-Kanpur
University Grants Committee

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